Chilly -4C minimums in Timaru and Ashburton today (TV1 Weather), that's nothing to compared to the 25-40cm snow on the ground this time last year.In rememberance today of the June 12th 2006 snowstorm a year today .
june 14th - 15th polar blast
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Anyone see the high elevation CU this afternoon between 3-5pm towards the SW?.
More an upper level cloud with ice crystals and a fresh coastal NE against an upper level SW flow certainly was there but weak.
Can be seen on the 7:10pm satelite.
http://satellite.landcareresearch.co.nz ... n13067.txt
Maybe a little bit of rain tomorrow still not quite enough though.
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More an upper level cloud with ice crystals and a fresh coastal NE against an upper level SW flow certainly was there but weak.
Can be seen on the 7:10pm satelite.
http://satellite.landcareresearch.co.nz ... n13067.txt
Maybe a little bit of rain tomorrow still not quite enough though.
Cheers
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YesJasestrm wrote:Anyone see the high elevation CU this afternoon between 3-5pm towards the SW?.
More an upper level cloud with ice crystals and a fresh coastal NE against an upper level SW flow certainly was there but weak.
Can be seen on the 7:10pm satelite.
http://satellite.landcareresearch.co.nz ... n13067.txt
Maybe a little bit of rain tomorrow still not quite enough though.
Cheers
Jason.
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Yes, Ben .There were some spectacular Cu forms as the colder air moved forward. Shame the air pressure wasn't a bit lower and it was summer as thunderstorms activity would of likely formed
Here is the leading edge of the front moving over the Little House on the Prairie about 3pm
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Here is the leading edge of the front moving over the Little House on the Prairie about 3pm
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Yes some of that CU was towering to relativly high levels and certainly wasn't far off from cracking out some thunder, just needed abit more moisture inflow like a NE .
It actually felt like it was going to sleet around 4pm with some really glaciated looking clouds with a rainbow in front and certainly felt cold.
Some moisture will keep us going for abit, just had another breif dolop of rain on the roof too.
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It actually felt like it was going to sleet around 4pm with some really glaciated looking clouds with a rainbow in front and certainly felt cold.
Some moisture will keep us going for abit, just had another breif dolop of rain on the roof too.
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Yeah now i was driving home from work when i saw that towering CU, looked very nice actually i must say so myself pity it wasnt in summer as you say John.
I am also surprised there wasn't abit of hail in those clouds, was very cold.
Rained here for around 15 minutes at about 4 45pm.
I am also surprised there wasn't abit of hail in those clouds, was very cold.
Rained here for around 15 minutes at about 4 45pm.
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I recorded 1.2mm at my site near St. John of God hospital from yesterdays precipitation. Yes quite cold and I suspect the there was snow falling around the tops of Mt. Herbert late yesterday afternoon
Here's another picture from yesterday
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Interesting indeed....don't have my hopes up, as the last time it looked promising (2 weeks ago) models flopped on the Tuesday to show nothing of any consequence...they were pretty consistent for a while, tho...we'll see, tho (GFSx and MetVuw models showing it getting pretty cold as well...)spwill wrote:Auckland dewpoints only 2C under clear skies so a big temp drop.
Looks like an interesting weather system moving onto NZ mid next week.
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